/*
 * Created on Jun 30, 2009
 * Created by Paul Gardner
 * 
 * Copyright (C) Azureus Software, Inc, All Rights Reserved.
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License only.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */

package org.gudy.azureus2.plugins.utils.search;

import java.util.Map;

public interface SearchInitiator {
    public static final String PR_SEARCH_TERM = "search_term"; // search expression
    public static final String PR_MATURE = "mature"; // "true" or "false"

    public SearchProvider[] getProviders();

    public Search createSearch(SearchProvider[] providers, Map<String, String> properties, SearchListener listener)

    throws SearchException;

    /**
     * Convenience method for remote invocation
     * 
     * @param provider_ids
     * @param properties
     * @return
     * @throws SearchException
     */

    public Search createSearch(String provider_ids, // comma separated list
            String properties) // name=value, comma separated

            throws SearchException;
}
